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[reneger]

( kyle's a green nightlight, jason knows better than to expect him to stay out of the limelight.

but he does take off the hood. there's a domino mask on under it anyway. )

You show your face, no one gives a shit. What are they gonna do? 's not like you have anyone around for any baddies to kidnap and dangle off roofs menacingly. They come after you, you've got everything you need on hand ( ha get it. ) to get them to fuck off.

I slip up, and it outs everyone by association.

( so. jason has to, even if kyle can do whatever he wants. )

[torchbearer]

[ his jaw tightens at that remark. not having anyone is certainly kyle's decision, but it's not one he has always held onto consciously. because he did have people. alex, donna, jenny. and while he's not responsible for the latter two, the association is hard to shake off. ]

Not my fault you all formed a club. And you're admitting you can slip up? Bold.

[reneger]

If I'd gotten here first, I wouldn't've tied myself to everyone so obviously.

( very rude of his minime to ruin that for him. another thing to add to the things to beat himself up over list for later. )

I'm not Batman. Being dead gave me an edge that I don't have here. And last time I fucked up, it cost little D an arm.

( just the usual, everything i touch shrivels up and dies bullshit. )

[torchbearer]

[ he rolls his eyes. ]

I'm sure that would have made a ton of difference. Which one's Little D now?

[reneger]

Nightwing the second.

( a very long story for another day or maybe one to avoid forever because that sounds easier. kyle can just find damian out in the wild and figure it out himself. )

You wanted in when I found shit to do.

[torchbearer]

That was only a few days ago, I didn't forget.

[ and he's already regretting it. ]

[reneger]

I'm robbing the D'Amicos. A mob family.

( why is he robbing the mob? because tim suggested it. as if jason wouldn't see "steal from the mob" and opt to do it in the most extra way possible because tim suggested it, clearly it's all tim's fault. )

Like a proper Robin Hood. ( the grin hides a barely surpressed laugh because clearly he's hilarious. )

[torchbearer]

Ingenious.

[ even if kyle is sure that money isn't making it to the poor. ]

[reneger]

Most of the funds are being redistributed where they're needed. ( obviously not all of it, because- ) Some's for me, obviously.

Unless you want me sleeping on your couch.

( it's only a little crime. a crime against criminals. it hardly counts. )

You don't have to do shit, I just need back up. And hands to help carry their shit out.

[torchbearer]

[ kyle waves it off. he figured that was the case and he's not fussed about it. although. he has to ask. ]

What about casualties?

[ killing, specifically. again, not something kyle has an ethical issue with but he rather not. ]

[reneger]

None. I play by Bats' rules these days.

( ninety percent of the time. and if he can get away with not being caught then clearly it didn't happen. )

Part of the call for help. If I was aiming to kill it'd be easy. Leaving live bodies behind means leaving the chance of them getting back up. Dying via getting shot in the back'd just be embarrassing.

[torchbearer]

[ that tracks. he nods. ]

All right. Just tell me when and where.

[reneger]

I'll keep you updated.

( or ring kyle up two minutes beforehand, whichever feels right in the moment. in the meantime, he's raising a hand to gesture towards the window. )

Think you can dim yourself down enough to go out an' do some recon?

( can kyle manage to try and be stealthy for a minute. )

[torchbearer]

[ he scowls. ]

I'm not a nightlight and it doesn't work like that.

[ kyle is not perpetually glowing. ]

[reneger]

I'm sure four year olds love you.

( snorting, but he's climbing up onto the window sill again anyway. shoves his hood down over his head. )

You suck at stealth.

[torchbearer]

You suck at everything else, so it evens out.

[ he's not interested in becoming the next dude in assassin's creed. how he does things works. ]

[reneger]

If you didn't have your ring, I'd kick your ass.

( jason settles his weight on the balls of his feet, crouched down in the window frame, and--

kicks off of it. bye loser, he's going the fun way. )

[torchbearer]

Blah, blah, blah.

[ kyle's heard it all before. with the light dimmed, he simply steps out and glides through the air, silent. ]

[reneger]

( see, the boring way.

it's fine, jason doesn't give a shit. just lets himself fall for a moment before he's twisting himself around and firing a grapple gun he'd had in his jacket up. grabs with both hands just in time to prevent it from throwing out his shoulder, then follows the wall on up. he's not tarzan, this way is just more fun than jumping from kyle's window. )

[torchbearer]

[ whatever, man. ]

How far is it?

[reneger]

( head tipping back to look over to kyle, and--he raises both hands to shoulder height in a mock confused shrug. )

I haven't been here a week an' you expect me to know where shit happens?

( he does. that's not the point. )

[torchbearer]

[ dryly. ]

Because you're a control freak who doesn't know how to have a life?

[reneger]

( an ugly snort that breaks into a soft little laugh, but. he's following his own invisible path through central city, hauling himself from roof to roof. )

Like you're any better.

[torchbearer]

Technically, I gave up the control freak life when I stopped being Ion.

[reneger]

Did you?

( another large jump, but this time he does a little roll once he hits the next building. his poor jacket. )